10 Most Humiliating Wrestling Moves
4. Samoa Joe's Nope Spot
Art should make sense in whichever context it operates, which is why something like the worst hack excesses of Bray Wyatt's shtick always fail.
It is too nonsensical for a wrestler to hold supernatural powers in a universe that otherwise operates on our plane, particularly when the rest of the cast basically ignores the fact that their understanding of the material world has been disrupted.
The rules needn't be entirely rigid; if they're slightly elastic, this winking meta approach can work on a sly, amusing level.
This brings us to Samoa Joe's incredible, disrespectful "nope" spot, in which he answers the question every single non-fan asks of the form: why don't they just...move out of the way?
Joe moves out of the way, embarrassing his opponents in the process as they take a slapstick bump elevated into black comedy by the pain that shocks their system. It works because Joe is such a cool presence that nobody begrudges him for revealing the plot hole, and he knows his job is to actually bump for an aerial deeper into the match and restore the "logic" that, while barely there, is crucial in enabling suspension of disbelief.